The Carolina Peacemaker is an African-American weekly newspaper in Greensboro in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It began publication in 1967[2] and is a member of the National Newspaper Publishers Association[3] and the North Carolina Press Association.[4] It has a weekly circulation of 9,100 copies.[1]
History
The paper was founded in 1967 by Dr. John Kilimanjaro, a professor at North Carolina A&T State University.[5] Kilimanjaro served as the president and publisher of the Carolina Peacemaker until his death in 2019.[6][7]
The paper endorsed Democratic candidate Tom Gilmore in the 1984 North Carolina Democratic gubernatorial primary.[8]
An editorial criticizing the film The Color Purple for its portrayal of a same-sex relationship between two women appeared in the paper in 1986.[9] The Carolina Peacemaker published a rebuttal to the editorial soon after.[9]
References
- ^ a b "Carolina Peacemaker newspaper - MondoTimes.com". www.mondotimes.com. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
- ^ "About Carolina peacemaker". Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "Current Members". NNPA. 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
- ^ "North Carolina Press Association". www.ncpress.com. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
- ^ Stoesen, Alexandra (2006). "Carolina Peacemaker". NCPedia. North Carolina Government & Heritage Library at the State Library of North Carolina. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "Staff". The Carolina Peacemaker. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ McLaughlin, Nancy (27 March 2019). "Carolina Peacemaker, N.C. A&T theater arts founder John Kilimanjaro dies". Greensboro News and Record. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
- ^ Conlon, Tom (12 April 1984). "Gilmore confident of primary victory". The Daily Tar Heel. Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
- ^ a b Walker, Alice (1997). The Same River Twice. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780671003777.